4-H Tick Monitoring

It’s tick season! Become citizen scientists and help monitor the tick population at Savage Wildlife Preserve and Desrochers Memorial Forest,  Great Works Regional Land Trust properties. As participants of the 4-H Tick Project, we will drag a canvas along the trail’s edge, collect and identify ticks, record data, and prepare specimens to be sent for identification and disease analysis.  Southern Maine has few participating locations, and we need your help to close the gap in data collection. This ongoing project is in association with the Maine Forest Health Survey, the UMaine Tick Lab, and Learning Ecosystems Northeast.

Other Important Information

    1. Please check your email the day of in case the weather causes a cancellation.
    2. There are no restroom facilities at the trails! Plan accordingly.
    3. Recommendations for participation:
      • Bring Water
      • Light colored clothing is suggested.
      • Wear pants and tuck them into socks.
      • Bug and tick repellents are encouraged but cannot be used near tick drag areas. Hands must be cleaned after application.
      • Check frequently for ticks on clothing and skin during the session and again at home.

Registration

System Registration Link (must be logged into ZSuite):
https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/46053

External Registration Link (must be logged out of ZSuite):
https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/46053

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Have questions? please contact Rebecca Tay at rebecca.tay@maine.edu or 207-324-2814

Reasonable Accommodation

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Rebecca Tay two weeks prior to the session at 207-324-2814. We may not be able to make appropriate arrangements for accommodation requests made less than two weeks before the event.

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